The 2015 Post-Draft Clein 60 – Dynasty Rookie Tiers

Posted On May 7, 2015

Rookie Tiers

For dynasty leaguers, the days after the NFL draft are filled with excitement and potential. Rookie drafts start to happen, trades angling to hit a certain spot so you can nab that player, all sorts of fun happens in May. With that in mind, I wanted to start a new annual tradition and put out a rookie ranking list based on tiers and specifically geared towards dynasty league value. I choose tiers here because it’s just too hard at this point to really value one player over another when you’re looking past the top few guys. I choose 60 players as most rookie leagues have no more than 5 round rookie drafts and 60 players should cover it. Beyond that they are pretty much all reaches anyway.

Last year we had two top players in Sammy Watkins and Mike Evans vying for the top spot in fantasy drafts and dominating the headlines. This year the first round is a bit broader, with 5 guys who really stand out as having elite potential and then a decent amount of high ceiling players into the second round. The running back draw this year is deeper and the wide receiver draw is thinner but with lots of role players in the third tier and beyond that could develop dynasty relevance in a few years. It seems to me that this is a so-so year for IDP. While the the edge rusher pool is deep, I don’t see elite LB talent in this draft. So, with no further ado, here is the Clein 60 for 2015:

Scoring takes into account:

typical offensive scoring without consideration to PPR (so you could move some WRs and receiving RBs up in certain instances to account for PPR)

IDP considers individual positions separately (DT, DE, S, CB, LB)

Assumes 12-team leagues

Tier 1 – Elite

1. Todd Gurley RB (STL) – Gurley may not be a short term answer, but long term he has all the requisite skills to succeed.

2. Amari Cooper WR (OAK) – One of those guys that, barring injury, will most likely be a WR1 right out of the gate.

3. Kevin White WR (CHI) – Bit of a risk of one-year-wonder here but the body type and skill is too much to ignore.

4. Melvin Gordon RB (SD) – Perfect situation to walk into, they traded up to get him, that’s good enough for me.

5. DeVante Parker WR (MIA) – Another perfect fit. Risk here from a scheme perspective as they spread the ball around, but clearly the most talented WR on the roster.

Tier 2 – Elite upside with Risk

6. Breshad Perriman WR (BAL) – Some have compared him to Troy Williamson, do you feel lucky?

7. Dorial Green-Beckham WR (TEN) – Lands in a decent spot with Mariota to grow with, but 2 years since he’s been on the field? don’t expect much this season.

8. TJ Yeldon RB (JAX) – Not on most people’s top 3 RB list, but lands in a situation that his skills may be good enough to exploit.

9. Nelson Agholor WR (PHI) – Jeremy Macklin 2.0?

10. Jameis Winston QB (TB) – Never liked his game, mostly due to immaturity, but Cam Newton was immature coming out and he did pretty well, so…

11. Tevin Coleman RB (ATL) – Coleman is a warrior. Risk here is that Freeman and Coleman form a dynamic duo and neither really breaks out.